Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-01-11
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

its Goth birthday.
NJ. S. Clark is candidate for the
Legislature In Logan.
Paul Bierly, switchman, was
killed by the cars at Louisville.
Harry Riggs, Of Kuttawa, has. been
appointed Revenue Agent.
Ned Smith was killed by a blow
from pitchfork in the hands of
Steve Edwards at Shelbyyille.
The Louisville Democrat is one of
our exchanges that came rushing in
last week dated "Jan. 1885,"
VIM. White, aged So, and his wife,
aged 80, died at Nicholasville Thurs
day within few hours of each other.
VIM. NJ. Moore and G. B. Martin
want to represent Harrison county in
the next General Circus, at Frank
fort.
Chas. Watts, farmer, fell out of
his barn loft, near Richmond, and
broke his neck and died in few
minutes.
Owensboro's five banks have an
aggregate capital of $627, 800; surplus
of $S9,659; deposits of $9Ss, 1884 42-I
Messenger.
Capt. w. II. Campbell, one of the
oldest engineers on western waters,
was found dead In bed, on the Rain
bow,at Louisville, last Wednesday.
r., Y. Thomas, of Muhlenberg, j.
M. Dawson, of Simpson and G. N.
Robinson, of Shelby, are all can
didates for re- election TO the Legisla-
ture.
The town trustees of Greenville,
since the late fire, have passed an Or
dinance prohibiting tho erection of
frame buildings in the business part
of the town.
Judge G. Terry, of Elkton, DIR. II,
Il. Grady, of Trenton, and w. W.
Lyles, of Russellvile, are Democratic
candidates for State Senator from
Todd and Logan.
Chas. I. Newman has sued Ed.
Brashears for $500 damages, at
Hawesvillc, because Brashears knock
ed him down with hoe and rubbed
dust in his mouth and eyes.
Geo. LuSk, drunken negro, got
into row in Ohio county Christmas
eve and killed Larkin Landrum his
nephew and also accidentally shot
and killed a man named Davis, his
broihor.in-law, who was standing
near by.
VIM. Lynn, was murdered at PEN
rod, Muhlenberg Co., and his dead
body placed on the railroad track
Aud investigation was made when il
was run over and the mutilated body
was found to be cold and stiff.
Blanton English and Sam Rogers
got into fight near Owensboro, in
the latter's house, aud the wife of
Rogers fell dead from fright whtn
the men began TO carve each other
with knives. She had been married
but little more than a year, and was
formerly Miss Bellew.
john Grigsby was standing on the
ice at Westport, % miles above Lou
isville, Friday afternoon when the |
ice broke aud he was carried into the |
current and floated down to Louis
vile where he was picked off before |
the cake reached the falls, lie had |
a perilous and very unpleasant ride.
CAMPDELLsvILLE, Nv, Jan. 6.=G.
c. Flora, of this place, has accom-
plishcd remarkable feat, eating
sixty quails in thirty consecutive
days, and is still eating birds, with
small quantity of water, that being
his only diet. He eats two each day.
lie has them cooked in different
ways, some stewed, fried OF fricassed.
John II. Davis and w. o. Haskins
have put up $500 on the result,
Haskins betting Flora can eat eighty
birds in forty days, while Davis says
he cannot. Smith already shows
signs of giving out, experiencing
feeling of nausea. Great interest is
manifested, and bets run high that
Smith will give out before he reaches
his eightieth.